Ironing table



J. E. KALGREN Nov. 5, 1929.

IRONING TABLE Filed April 12. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheat 1 Jam 2: [a] /.1

Nov. 5, -.1 929. E K R N 1,734,628

' IRONING TABLE Filed April 12, 1928 '2 Sheets- Sheet 2 Joby Z5 ffaZgns]; fly 13 141 Patented Nov. 5, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN E. KALGREN, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, A SSIGNOB. TO THE J. R. CLARK (30., OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, A CORPORATION OF MINNESOTA IRONING TABLE Application filed April 12,

My present invention has for its object the provision of an extremely simple and highly eflicient ironing table of comparatively small cost to manufacture and to such ends, generally stated, the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter, described and defined in the claims. v '7 Y I 'In the accompanyingdrawings, which i1- lustrate the commercial form of the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to thedrawings: v

Fig. 1 is aside elevation of the improved ironing table withsome parts indicated in partly folded positionsby means of broken lines;

r Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the ironing table folded; v

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the ironing table, asshown by full lines in Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale; p

Fig. 4 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section taken on the line 4 4= of Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail view with some parts sectioned on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale.

The ironing table as an entirety includes an ironing board'6, a pair ofrear legs 7, an

oblique leg 8, a brace 9 and a strut .10. Said rear, legs 7, and. oblique leg 8 arevpivota lly connected to a leg bracketll at the rear end of the ironing board 6 for folding movement onto the underside thereof. This bracket 11 is in the form of a metallic cleat 12 which extendstransversely of the ironing board 6 on the under side thereof and .is rigidly secured thereto by rivets 13,.the heads of which .arecountersunkintothe top of said board 6 to leave the same smooth.

The leg bracket 11 is providedwith a pair :of diverging leg seats 14, eachof which is for-med by -a pair of laterallyspaceddepending flanges 15 integrally. iformed with the cleat 12. These flanges 15 ofeach pair are connected together near their lower ends by a crosstie member 16 integrally. formed therewith. The up er end portionsof the rear legs f7are'n1ounte inthe'seats pivotally 1928. Serial No. 269,451.

connected by rivets 17 to the flanges 15 for folding movement, as heretofore stated. The crosstie members 16 afford stops for the rear legs 7 to limit their movement from a folded position. The upper ends of the rear legs 7 are spaced slightly below the cleat 12 to per-. mit free swinging movement thereof and when said legs are folded, as shown in Fig. 2, the upper ends thereof project rearward of the flanges 15 above the crosstie members 16. Said flanges 15 hold the rear legs 7 spread when open, as best shown in Fig. 3, and hold the same in substantially parallel arrangement when folded, as shown in Fig. 2.- Rubber shoes 18 are applied to the free ends of the rear legs 7 to prevent the same from slipping on a floor.

The oblique leg 8 is a bifurcated member and comprises a pair of laterally spaced bars, the upper ends of which are pivotally connected by rivets 17 to the leg bracket 11. The opposing faces of the two inner flanges 15 extendsubstantially perpendicular to the under side of the ironing board 6 to afford bearing surfaces 19 with which the outer faces of the bars forming the oblique leg 8 engage, as best shown in Fig. 4:. The bars forming the oblique leg S at their free ends are sprung together and rigidly connected by a rivet 20. A piece of rubber 21.is tacked or otherwise secured tothe leg end of'the oblique leg 11 to prevent the same from slipping on a floor.

The upper ends of the bars of the oblique leg 8 are beveled for engagement withthe cleat 12 as a stop to limit the opening movement of said leg.

Thebrace 9 is a bifurcated member made up of a pair of laterally spaced bars which extend between the rear leg 7 and oblique leg 8 and their rear ends are pivotally connected by rivets 22 to said rear legs at their opposmg faces. Said bars comprising the brace 9 are in converging relation from the rear leg 7 and rigidly connected together at their free ends by a crosstie plate 23. The free ends of the bars comprising the brace 9 are beveled for contact with the under side of the ironing board 6 and have detachable interlocking engagement with an under-cut shoulder on the under side of the ironing board 6 by a lock cleat 24: rigidly secured to said board.

The strut 10 is made up of a pair of laterally spaced upright bars which extend between the oblique leg 8 and the bars comprising the brace 9 and their lower ends are pivotally connected by rivets 25 to the bars of the oblique leg 8 at their outer faces. Said bars comprising the strut 10 are intermediately pivotally connected by rivets 26 to the bars comprising the brace 9 at their opposing faces and the upper ends of said strut bars engage the under side of the ironing board 6 as a support.

lVhen the ironing table is set up as shown in the drawings, the brace 9, by its pivotal connection with the rear leg 7 and detachable interlocking engagement with the cleat 24, securely hold the spread rear legs 7 in operative positions against the stop members 16 on the leg bracket 11 so that they cannot fold. The front end portion of the ironing board 6 is supported on the brace 9 and strut 10. Said strut 10 connects the oblique leg 8 and brace 9 and holds said oblique leg at its pivoted end in contact with the cleat 12 and supports the free end portion of the brace 9 from the oblique leg 8. This strut 10 by its engagement with the ironing board 6 directly supports the same from the oblique leg 8, which, together with the brace 9, securely holds the front end of the ironing board 6. l/Vith the ironing board 6 thus supported, the same is rigidly held both longitudinally and transversely.

To fold the ironing table just described, a slight rearward pressure on the rear leg 7 and an upward movement on the front end of the ironing board 6 will release the brace 9 from the cleat 24, then by drawing forward on the crosstie plate 23, the strut -l0 will swing forward on its pivot 25 and cause the rear leg 7 brace 9 and strut 10 to fold into a common plane on the under side of the ironing board 6. During this folding movement of the ironing board 6, the crosstie plate 23 moves outward and past the free end of the oblique leg 8 in order to permit said leg to fold between the bars of the brace 9.

To set up the ironing table, the brace 9 is moved rearward in respect to the ironing board 6 and the oblique leg 8 swung away therefrom to move the rear legs 7 and strut 10 in upright positions. To cause the brace 9 to interlock with the cleat 24 it is only necessary to apply a rearward perssure thereon and give the ironing board 6 a slight forward pull and then move the brace 9 toward each other.

hat I claim is:

1. An ironing table comprising an ironing board, rear legs and an oblique leg pivoted to the rear end of the ironing board, a brace in the form of a single stiff member pivoted to the rear legs and supporting the front end of the ironing board, and a strut pivotally connecting the oblique leg and brace.

2. An ironing table comprising an ironing board, rear legs and an oblique leg pivoted to the rear end of the ironing board,'.a brace pivoted to the rear legs and engaging the front end of the ironing board, and a strut pivotally connecting the oblique; leg and brace and, engaging the ironing board as a support between the rear legs and the point where the brace engages said board.

3. An ironing table comprising an ironing board, rear legs and an oblique leg pivoted to the rear end of the ironing board, a brace comprising a pair of bars pivotally connected at their rear ends to the rear legs and at their free ends'drawn together and connected togather, said brace at its free end having detachable interlocking engagement with the ironing board, and an upright strut comprising a pair of bars pivoted at their lower ends to the oblique leg and intermediately pivoted to the bars of the brace with their upper ends engaging the ironing board as a support. v i

4:. An ironing table comprising an ironing board, a pair of rear legs pivoted to the rear end of said board, an oblique leg comprising a pair of bars pivoted to the rear end of said board for folding movement between the rear legs, a brace comprising a pair of stiff bars pivotally connected at their rear ends to the-rear legs for folding movement between said rear'legs and the bars of said brace, the free end of the brace bars being connected together and having detachable interlocking engagement with the ironing board, and a strut comprising a pair of upright bars pivoted at their lower ends to the bars of the oblique leg, int-erm'ediately pivoted to the bars of the brace for folding movement therebetween and with their upper ends engagingttheironing board 'as a support between the rear legs and the braceand at laterally spaced points.

5. An' ironing tablecomprising an ironing board, rear legs and an obliquefleg pivoted to the one end of the ironing board, said oblique leg being-arranged to fold between the rear legs, a brace comprising apair of stiff bars extendingbetween the rear legs and oblique leg for folding movement there between and pivotally connected to therear legs, the free ends of the brace bars having detachable interlocking engagement with an intermediate portion of the ironing board, a cross-tie member connecting the free .ends of the bars of the brace together, and an upright .strut pivoted at its lower end to the oblique leg, intermediately pivoted to the brace with its upper end engaging the ironing board as a support between the rear legs and the brace, the folding members of the ironing board and the cross-tie member being arranged to cause said cross-tie member to move outward toward the free ends of the oblique legs during the folding of the ironing table to permit the rear legs, the brace and the strut to fold into the plane of said oblique leg, said cross-tie member afiording a stop to limit the folding movement of the strut between the bars of the brace.

In testimony whereof I aflix my si ature. JOHN E. KALG EN. 

